iOS 18: Your iPhone’s Maps App Now Has This Handy Hidden Feature
Apple has released iOS 18 to the general public on September 16, a week after the company unveiled its new iPhone 16 series, Apple Watch Series 10 And more on the event in September. The update brings a bunch of new features to your iPhone, like RCS notifications, ways to customize your home screen, and an upgraded Calculator app. Your Maps app is also getting an upgrade, and one new feature you’ll notice is the ability to “Search Here.”
Before iOS 18, if you searched for a place that served pizza in Maps, the app would show you nearby restaurants. But if you live in a densely populated area like New York City, or you want to see if there’s a pizza restaurant in a specific neighborhood, Maps might not be helpful. With iOS 18, an option now appears in Maps to “Search Here,” giving you more control over the area you search in.
Read more: iOS 18 brings these features to your iPhone
Here’s how to search specific areas in Maps in iOS 18.
How to use Search Here in Maps
1. Open Cards.
2. Enter a term, such as “pizza”, in the search box and tap Search Query.
When you zoom in on an area or adjust your search area, Search will appear at the bottom of your screen.
Maps shows you pizzerias near you. If you zoom in on an area or adjust the search area slightly, Search here button will appear at the bottom of your screen. Tap this button and Maps will search the area on your screen without adjusting or reorienting the map.
When you search for a new pizza place and zoom in on an area, Maps will now show you results for the new area. It will no longer zoom you out or move your search area.
For more information about iOS 18, here’s my iOS 18 Review, how to customize your iphone home screen and our iOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check out everything Apple announced at its September event.
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